SAT Subject Tests In Limbo

When will the SAT Subject Tests be redesigned and aligned with the new SAT? The short answer -- nothing new is expected for Subject Tests for at least five years. 

In a survey of higher education institutions, College Board representatives were told that colleges and universities don't want to handle more changes all at once. The College Board has also been learning some important lessons while redesigning AP courses. It wants to apply some of this research to Subject Tests, but that will take planning and time.

Subject Tests are written to test at the high school level, which is why they are considered in admissions but do not often result in college credit. AP classes emulate college-level content and rigor, so those test results are more often used for actual college credit and placement.